SWARMINGS Synonyms

• soldiers collectively

• an orderly arrangement

• an impressive display

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

• a group of persons together in one place

• a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose

• the social act of assembling

• several things grouped together or considered as a whole

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• instrumentalists not including string players

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

• a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

• a range of frequencies between two limits

• a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

• jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• a driving belt in machinery

• a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

• a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

• a restraint put around something to hold it together

• bind or tie together, as with a band

• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• a grouping of a number of similar things

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster

• several things grouped together or considered as a whole

• a publication containing a variety of works

• request for a sum of money

• the act of gathering something together

• an institution created to conduct business

• small military unit; usually two or three platoons

• the state of being with someone

• organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

• a social or business visitor

• a social gathering of guests or companions

• a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

• crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

• a unit of firefighters including their equipment

• be a companion to somebody

• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

• an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together

• the act of congregating

• a large number of things or people considered together

• an informal body of friends

• cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

• fill or occupy to the point of overflowing

• to gather together in large numbers

• approach a certain age or speed

• a church congregation guided by a pastor

• a group of birds

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• an orderly crowd

• a group of sheep or goats

• move as a crowd or in a group

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• a group of persons together in one place

• the social act of assembling

• the act of gathering something

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

• arrange into a group or groups

• form a group or group together

• a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

• a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

• a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

• cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

• move together, like a herd

• keep, move, or drive animals

• a vast multitude

• a nomadic community

• a moving crowd

• a disorderly crowd of people

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of criminals

• press tightly together or cram

• a large indefinite quantity

• a large gathering of people

• the common people generally

• a large indefinite quantity

• a complete collection of similar things

• a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

• an association of criminals

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

• a group of hunting animals

• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

• a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

• arrange in a container

• fill to capacity

• compress into a wad

• carry, as on one's back

• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• press tightly together or cram

• hike with a backpack

• press down tightly

• seal with packing

• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

• load with a pack

• treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood

• a large gathering of people

• press tightly together or cram